Hairpin comb



Oct. 27, 1942.

N. L. SOLOMON HAIRPIN 60MB Filed Aug. .29, 1941 INVENTOR BYl TTORNY front row of pins.

Patented Oct. 27,1942

UNITED STATES PTNT OFFICE y 2,299,770 A v HAIRPIN COMB Nathan L. Solomon, Mount Vernon, N. Y.

Application August 29, 1941, Serial No. 408,717

` P3, P5, etc. of the rear row are utilized to ac"A 'IV Claims.

The invention is a one piece hair pin comb and the objects and functional and structural advantages thereof will be apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevational View of the comb according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan View on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of Fig. 1.

According to the invention the one piece comb C includes a pair of rows R and R1 of U-shaped and identical hair pins P1, P2, P3, P4 etc. arranged instaggered and overlapping relation as shown, for example, the upper loop or bight portions I0 of the front row of pins R are staggered in respect to the loop or bight portions I I of the rear row R1.

Each pin of rear row R1 comprises a bight `portion II having a pair of spaced teeth or Thus by the present arrangement, it is ap# parent that the juxtapositioned and overlapping pins form a multiplicity of auxiliary hair pins, for example, the teeth I5 of `the spaced pins P2, P4, and P6 of the front row R straddle adjacent teeth I2 of pins P1, P3, and P5 of the rear row R1, hence forming additional hair clamping means or auxiliary pins dened by teeth I5 and the teeth or legs I2.

In addition the adjacent teeth I5 of the front row of pins P2 and P4 and P6 also form auxiliary hair pins but these are straddled by the teeth I2 of the rear row of pins. Moreover hair clamping pins are also formed by the adjacent teeth I2 of the rear row of pins P1, P3, and P5 and theseare interposed between legs I5 of the Hence it is apparent that the gripping action of the comb; is materially multiplied as` desired.

The throats or gaps T of the auxiliary pins defined by the depending and contiguous legs or teeth I2 and I5 diverge outwardly and cooperate r to conveniently receive a desired amount of hair subsequently retained in a clamped relation by upper bowed limbs I3 and I6 of the overlapping pins. In a similar fashion throats Tl defined by the contiguous legs I2 of adjacent pins P1,

commodate a part of the hair subsequently clamped by the contiguous or adjacent upper limbs I3. The adjacent or contiguous teeth I5 of the front row of pins likewise form throats or gaps T2 to receive the hair and the upper limbs It thereof clamp such hair asis well appreciated.

Portions of the pins P1 and P2 and P6 and P" are shown in dotted lines for purposes of illustrating the manner in which the comb may be extended to any suitable length desired but generally speaking the comb need only have the length shown by the full lines of the drawing.

The pin comb herein disclosed is preferably of a plastic material and the lower limbs I4 and I'I thereof of course are in the same plane as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Various changes may be made in details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacriiicing any of the advantages thereof inherent therein.

I claim:

l. In a onepiece hair pin comb, front .and rear rows of hair pins disposed in overlapping relation, the pins of each row comprising a loop having spaced teeth, the loops of said rows being staggeredly arranged for positioning adjacent teeth of contiguous pins of said rear row between said spaced teeth of a pin of said front row.

2. In a one piece hair pin comb, united front and rear rows of hair pins disposed in overlapping relation, the pins of each row comprisi ing a loop having spaced teeth, the loops of said rows being staggeredly arranged for positioning adjacent teeth'of contiguous pins of said front row between said spaced teeth of a pin of said rear row.

3. In a one piece hair pin comb, front and rear rows of hair pins disposed in overlapping relation, the pins of each row comprising a loop having spaced teeth, the loops of said rows being staggeredly arranged for positioning adjacent teeth of contiguous pins of said rear row between spaced teeth of a pin of said front row, said adjacent teeth defining an auxiliary hair pin, and said adjacent teeth defining with said spaced teeth spaced auxiliary hair pins.

4. In a one piece hair pin comb, front and rear rows of hair pins disposed in overlapping relation, the pins of each row comprising a loop having spaced teeth, the loops of said rows being staggeredly arranged for positioning adjacent teeth of co-ntiguous pins of said front row between said spaced teeth of a pin of said rear row, said adjacent teeth defining an auxiliary hair pin, and said adjacent teeth dening with said spaced teeth auxiliary hair pins.

5. A comb having a multiplicity of hair pins formed by a plurality of rows of loop hair pins disposed alternately and in staggered relation in respect to one another.

6. A comb comprising a plurality of united hair pins, one of said hair pins having spaced depending outer legs including outwardly bowed upper portions and downwardly and outwardly extending lower portions, another hair pin of said plurality having depending inwardly arranged legs disposed between said rst mentioned legs and comprising inwardly bowed upper portions interposed between said rst mentioned upper bowed portions and having spaced lower portions interposed between said downwardly and outwardly extending lower portions, one of said outer legs and one of said inwardly disposed legs vconstituting hair pin means each having upper outwardly bowed portions and lower diverging portions.

7. A one piece comb comprising a plurality of merged hair pins, one of said hair pins having spaced depending outer` legs including outwardly bowed upper portions and downwardly and outwardly extending lower portions, another hair pin of said yplurality having spaced depending inwardly arranged legs interposed between said outer legs and comprising closely spaced inwardly bowed upper portions interposed between said rst mentioned upper bowed portions and having spaced lower portions interposed between said downwardly and outwardly extending lower portions and spaced therefrom, one of said outer legs and one of said inwardly disposed legs constituting hair ypin means each having upper outwardly bowed portions and lower di- Verging portions.

NATHAN L. SOLOMON. 

